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Perspectives of Jesus in the writings of Paul : a historical examination of shared core commitments with a view to determining the extent of Paul's dependence on Jesus /

The critical question of the relationship between Jesus and Paul has been well established in New Testament studies for over 150 years and needs to be addressed with all the tools of historical criticism that scholarship has developed. So states Gerry Schoberg at the beginning of this new and import...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schoberg, Gerry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] : James Clarke & Co, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Translations of Ancient Sources; 1. Introduction; Literature Review; A Way Forward; Use of Ancient Sources; Conclusion; 2. Jesus' Table Fellowship with Tax Collectors and Sinners; Historicity; The Identity of Tax Collectors and Sinners: Major Views; The Identity of Tax Collectors and Sinners: Examining the Sources; The Identity of Tax Collectors and Sinners:A Non-Literal Perspective; Conclusions; 3. Paul's Welcome of the Gentiles; A Theology of Inclusion.
  • The Persecution of Early Christians and the Role of the "Hellenists"Paul's Conversion and the Role of the "Hellenists"; The Development of Paul's Understanding of the Gospel for the Gentiles; Conclusions; 4. Jesus' Challenge to Share His Fate; Jesus' Anticipation of His Own Death; Conceptual Background for Jesus' "Dying in Order to Find Life" Sayings; Jesus' Sayings about Dying in Order to Find Life; Conclusions; 5. Paul's Participationist Language; Paul's Language about the Death of Jesus; The Meaning of Paul's "Dying with Christ" Language; The Background of Paul's Participation Language.
  • Conclusions and Consideration of Paul's Dependency on Jesus6. Jesus' Ministry in the Context of New Creation; The Problem of Eschatology; The Language of Eschatology; Jewish Hope and New Creation; Healing on the Sabbath; Jesus' Comment on His Healing Activity; Jesus' Comment on His Exorcising Activity; Other Indications of a New Creation Framework; Conclusions; 7. Paul's New Creation Eschatology; Paul's Reference to New Creation; Paul's Eschatological Perspective; An Eschatological Tension at Qumran?; Hope for Resurrection; Hope for the Spirit of God; Christianity as a Messianic Movement.
  • Conclusions and Consideration of Paul's Dependency on Jesus8. Conclusions; Appendix A: Dating of Ancient Sources; Appendix B: Description of the Pharisees; Appendix C: Identification with Deities in the Mystery Religions; Bibliography; Ancient Documents Index; Back Cover.